
Moroccan Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, 2017 MENA Young Leader
Othman is Morocco’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. He was previously Secretary of State focussing on investments. He is an experienced public affairs and strategic communications professional, listed among the 50 most influential Moroccans under 40 by Telquel Magazine in 2016. He is a strong advocate for EU-Maghreb integration and founded clubgibraltar.org, a non-profit organization aiming to provide a “South-North” perspective on European affairs, especially for policy and institutional matters regarding the Mediterranean and Africa. He is also a board member of Sciences Po Alumni Morocco, focused on fostering reverse brain drain by mentoring Moroccan students. He releases a monthly newsletter covering Moroccan issues read by +7000 subscribers.